Maeve Hennessy

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Maeve is currently studying for a Bachelor of Arts in geography and linguistics at University of Limerick (UL) with a particular interest in earth science. She is a native of Co. Laois, having come from a sheep and suckler farm. She has gained experience working in the food and drinks industry as well as a farm shop and is a big sporting fan having been selected as vice-captain of her local camogie team in 2022.

AFBI soil sampling project aims to sample 700,000 fields
AFBI soil sampling project aims to sample 700,000 fields

Yesterday (Wednesday, March 20), the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) stated that soil sampling has entered its final weeks on...

Govt needs to be ‘more ambitious’ towards food security – Pakes
Govt needs to be ‘more ambitious’ towards food security – Pakes

Labour and Co-op parliamentary candidate for Peterborough, Andrew Pakes argued that the government needs be more “ambitious” towards food security...

University to host screening for new farming documentary
University to host screening for new farming documentary

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is set to host a screening of new documentary, Six Inches of Soil, which is...

Peatland restoration scheme to capture over 1.4M tonnes of carbon
Peatland restoration scheme to capture over 1.4M tonnes of carbon

The first phase of the peatland restoration has been completed in the north-east of Scotland and announced today (Tuesday, March...

Beef ‘re-imagined’ for British beef week
Beef ‘re-imagined’ for British beef week

The Great British Beef Week (GBBW) returns for its 14th year on Tuesday, April 23. The campaign celebrates the versality...

Consumers’ interest in meat-free products is declining- AHDB
Consumers’ interest in meat-free products is declining- AHDB

Meat and dairy products were a “hit” with consumers in January, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Red...

Northern Ireland farmers urged not to buy ‘UK’ ear tags
Northern Ireland farmers urged not to buy ‘UK’ ear tags

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland recently announced that the prefix code on Northern...

CMA announces its main concerns in UK veterinary market
CMA announces its main concerns in UK veterinary market

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its main concerns in the UK veterinary market following an initial review into...

‘Food labelling that is clearer and fairer is key’- BVA
‘Food labelling that is clearer and fairer is key’- BVA

A new government proposal has been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for “fairer” food labelling that is set...

Dairy ‘Gold Cup’ open day to be hosted by 2024 winners
Dairy ‘Gold Cup’ open day to be hosted by 2024 winners

The winner of this year’s National Milk Records (NMR) Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Gold Cup at Dairy-Tech,...

New study shows ‘creepy crawlies’ benefit crops
New study shows ‘creepy crawlies’ benefit crops

A new study published today (Wednesday, February 28) in the Journal of Applied Ecology has shown that bugs such as,...

Defra announces project to prevent crop loss from rot
Defra announces project to prevent crop loss from rot

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a research programme aimed at preventing crop loss from...

BVD positives at lowest rate in Northern Ireland
BVD positives at lowest rate in Northern Ireland

New statistics from the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) have shown that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is at...

Watch: Calves break into young farmer’s Xbox room
Watch: Calves break into young farmer’s Xbox room

A young farmer from Cornwall in the UK, was shocked to find his room destroyed by five calves, who broke...